Silicon area shipments up but revenues less than ten years ago

Silicon wafer area shipments in 2017 increased by 10% against 2016 shipments, while worldwide silicon revenues rose by 21% over 2016 levels, reports the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG). ImageSilicon wafer area shipments in 2017 totaled 11,810 million square inches (MSI), up from the previous market high of 10,738 million square inches shipped during 2016. ...

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TI claims smallest op amp

TI claims to have produced the industry’s smallest op amp and low-power comparators at 0.64 mm2. As the first amplifiers in the  X2SON package, the TLV9061 op amp and TLV7011 family of comparators enable engineers to reduce their system size and cost, while maintaining performance. With a high gain bandwidth (GBW) of 10 MHz, fast ...

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Q4 hit to tablet market

Q4 saw a 12% slump in the tablet market pushing the year to a 9% decrease at 185 million units, reports Strategy Analytics. Gains by Apple, Huawei, and Amazon were not enough to offset a big retrenchment by unbranded vendors as well as double digit declines at Samsung and Lenovo.   Apple iOS shipments  grew ...

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41MW battery for UK national grid

The Midlands is to get a 41MW grid-connected battery, built by GE and operated by Arenko which has energy trading software. “This is a private grid scale project,” Arenko CEO Rupert Newland told Electronics Weekly. “Using Arenko’s trading platform, which can access multiple energy markets in real time, the project will be able to respond ...

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IP68 connectors for high-end applications

CamdenBoss announced a premium range of IP68 circular multi-pole connectors at the Southern Manufacturing Exhibition in Hampshire. For use in broadcasting, military, energy, marine, food processing, industrial, automotive, autosport, medical, oil, gas, rail, robotics and security, the CamCirc range features contact configurations from 2 to 19 poles in various body sizes and styles. “Offering a rugged, ...

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Mains filters get over-voltage varistor

Schurter has added an over-voltage protection option to its Fmab Neo family of filters, especially for regions with many thunderstorms. “Overvoltage pulses, for example lightning, often have a devastating effect on electronic circuits,” said the firm. “This can range from malfunctions to complete destruction. In response to customer requests, Schurter has extended its Fmab Neo ...

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Chip integrates USB Type-C power delivery

UPD360 is a USB Type-C Power Delivery (PD) Port Controller from Microchip, designed to the USB Type-C Cable and Connector Specification and USB Power Delivery 2.0 Specification. It provides cable plug orientation and detection for a USB Type-C receptacle and implements baseband communication with a partner USB Type-C device via the integrated USB Power Delivery ...

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2-d hole gas finally demonstrated

Two-dimensional electron gas clouds are used in electronic devices – they are the reason GaN transistors conduct so well. But where is the long-postulated two-dimensional hole gas? The answer is: it is where Professor Chang-Beom Eom and his team made it, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “The 2D hole gas was not possible primarily because ...

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